Literature Fellowships
Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation).
We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.
| Name | Year | Type | Language Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Garrett | 1966 | Creative Writing | |
| Faizul Khan | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Priscilla Sneff | 1993 | Creative Writing | |
| Sonya Larson | 2020 | Creative Writing | |
| Rodney Jones | 1984 | Creative Writing | |
| Hortense Calisher | 1989 | Creative Writing | |
| Carlene Hatcher Polite | 1968 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Fales | 1980 | Creative Writing | |
| Dorene O'Brien | 2004 | Creative Writing | |
| John Foster | 1994 | Creative Writing | |
| James Heynen | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Gary Goss | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Frank D. McConnell | 1969 | Creative Writing | |
| Kathleen Peirce | 2005 | Creative Writing | |
| Alfred Arteaga | 1995 | Creative Writing | |
| William Herrin | 1985 | Creative Writing | |
| Lisel Mueller | 1990 | Creative Writing | |
| Nancy Sullivan | 1976 | Creative Writing | |
| Ellen Bass | 2015 | Creative Writing | |
| Raymond Carver | 1970 | Creative Writing |